diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/admin.py b/pylons_app/controllers/admin.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/admin.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/admin.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from pylons_app.lib.base import BaseCont
 from pylons_app.model import meta
 from pylons_app.model.db import UserLogs
 from webhelpers.paginate import Page
-from pylons_app.lib.utils import check_repo, invalidate_cache
 from pylons_app.lib.auth import LoginRequired
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -31,37 +30,5 @@ class AdminController(BaseController):
         c.log_data = render('admin/admin_log.html')
         if request.params.get('partial'):
             return c.log_data
-        return render('admin/admin.html')
-
-    def add_repo(self, new_repo):
-        #extra check it can be add since it's the command
-        if new_repo == '_admin':
-            c.msg = 'DENIED'
-            c.new_repo = ''
-            return render('admin/add.html')
-
-        new_repo = new_repo.replace(" ", "_")
-        new_repo = new_repo.replace("-", "_")
-
-        try:
-            self._create_repo(new_repo)
-            c.new_repo = new_repo
-            c.msg = 'added repo'
-            #clear our cached list for refresh with new repo
-            invalidate_cache('cached_repo_list')
-        except Exception as e:
-            c.new_repo = 'Exception when adding: %s' % new_repo
-            c.msg = str(e)
-
-        return render('admin/add.html')
-
-
-    def _create_repo(self, repo_name):
-        if repo_name in [None, '', 'add']:
-            raise Exception('undefined repo_name of repo')
-        repo_path = os.path.join(g.base_path, repo_name)
-        if check_repo(repo_name, g.base_path):
-            log.info('creating repo %s in %s', repo_name, repo_path)
-            from vcs.backends.hg import MercurialRepository
-            MercurialRepository(repo_path, create=True)        
+        return render('admin/admin.html')